Dr. Joseph A. Schallert, MD, age 43, of Belleville, IL, born November 4, 1969, in St. Louis, MO, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, IL.
Dr. Schallert was a 1987 graduate of Collinsville High School and a member of the 1987 State Championship Soccer Team. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry (Magna Cum Laude) from SIU-Edwardsville. Dr. Schallert graduated from SIU Medical School and the St. Louis University Medical Residency Program. He has practiced with Family Physicians of Southern Illinois since 1998. He also was a member of the Belleville Elks.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Kimberly Ann, nee Stroud, Schallert.
He is survived by his 4 children, Mary, Grace, twin sons Robert and Alex, all at home; his mother and step-father, Susan (John) Sovar; his father and step-mother, Alexander (Rene) Schallert of High Ridge, MO; father and mother-in-law, Robert and Diane Stroud of Belleville, IL; his 5 siblings, Ed Schallert of Maryville, IL, Cathy (Paul) Hart of Glen Carbon, IL, Susan (Todd) Hickman of Belleville, IL, Alex (Amy) Schallert of St. Louis, MO and Shannon (Dan) Miller of High Ridge, MO; nieces and nephews, Paul Hart, Jr., Meghan Nyland, Mia Hickman, Michael Hickman, Alex Schallert, Caleb Schallert and Matthew Miller; his special family, Kerry (and the late Lorraine) Russell of Edwardsville, IL and their son, B.J. Russell also of Edwardsville, IL.
Dr. Schallert’s family wishes to thank the doctors and staff of Memorial Hospital for their special care.
Memorials may be made to The Schallert Educational Trust.
Visitation: Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Kassly Mortuary, Fairview Heights, IL
Funeral: Funeral procession to leave at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, March 11, 2013 from Kassly Mortuary, Fairview Heights, IL for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, Belleville, IL with Msgr. David Darin officiating. Interment will be in Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, IL.
